Manorama, Tamil actress
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Manorama: Fact files
The Hindu, October 12, 2015
»She had known me as a three-year-old child actor. A loving woman and a great performer. I would say that she and Nagesh are the mummy and daddy of Tamil cinema comedy. I am honoured that they both admired my work, commented on it and cheered me on. Bye bye my loving, funny mamma. -- Kamal Haasan.
» Aachi Manorama's death comes as a shock to all of us. I was talking to her yesterday evening and she said that she will participate in the event related to Nadigar Sangam elections. Within a few hours, I got the news that she is no more. It is a great loss to the film industry. --Sarath Kumar.
»Her contribution to the film industry is immense. While her achievements — she has acted in more than 5000 stage plays and 1200 movies apart from netting several film awards and receiving Padma Sri — are many, she remained a simple, humble human being. --Vijayakant, DMDK leader.
» Original Name: Gopishantha and Place of Birth: Mannargudi.
» First film: Malaiyitta Mangai (1958).
»Important films: Bommalattam (1967); Thillana Mohanambal (1968); Karunthel Kannayiram (1971 Duet wit S.P.B); Mr. Sampath (1972, directed by Cho); Pattikada Pattanama (1972, Madurai dialect); Unnal Mudiyim Thambi (1988).
» Manorama got her Padmashri in 2002
Manorama — an actor par excellence (1937-2015)
The Hindu, October 12, 2015
Whether comedy or drama, Manorama’s success sprang not just from her remarkable talent but also her amazing ability to adapt.
Maalayitta Mangai, the 1958 drama produced by Kannadasan and directed by G.R. Nathan, is remembered mainly for two reasons today — one, the magical Viswanathan-Ramamurthy score, studded with hits like Naanandri yaar varuvaar and Senthamizh thenmozhiyaal. And two, the actress listed as “puthumuga arimugam” at the bottom of the second scroll of cast names, far below the character artists: Manorama. She plays Anjalai, the domestic help earning a salary of six rupees in a rich household. It’s a supporting role, with comic shades — she would go on to play a similar role in many films. Burying fathom deep the comedian in her, Manorama evolves into one of the finest character role in Tamil films. Her facial expressions in the scene in which her husband plays Karaharapriya in nagaswaram to bring together his father and brother was no less musical.
